We need your help. The New Hampshire Environmental Educators, the NH Children in Nature Coalition and a number of state agencies including the Department of Education, NH Fish and Game Department and NH Department of Environmental Services are are working together to gather information that is needed for writing a New Hampshire Environmental Literacy Plan. Every state is being called on to develop a plan of this type in anticipation of the passage of Leave No Child Inside Legislation that is an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This plan is being developed to ensure that there is an organized framework for expanding environmental education and in providing appropriate professional development activities. Attached is a case for support that outlines what environmental literacy is and why it is important. I know this is a busy time of year, but please take ten minutes out of your busy day to complete the survey. You can easily access the survey by going to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nh-elp
We thank you so much for your time and appreciate all that you do for the children and youth of New Hampshire.
Sincerely,
Judy Silverberg Convener of the Environmental Literacy Plan Committee
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department 11 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 603 271-1737 judith.k.silverberg@wildlife.nh.gov *Note new email address
It already has tens of thousands of free educational resources for use in and out of the classroom, but now Verizon Thinkfinity has a whole lot more.
On Monday, Verizon Thinkfinity unveiled an updated an expanded website that contains:
A new online Thinkfinity Community where teachers, parents and administrators can share ideas, ask for
assistance or discuss the topics of the day
Virtual online filing cabinets where teachers can save their favorite online lesson plans, interactives and resources so they are always just a click
away
These and many more exciting changes will be coming to Verizon Thinkfinity over coming months.
Take a few minutes and explore the new Thinkfinity. And, of course, spread the word!
To help you navigate your way through the exciting Verizon Thinkfinity Web site changes and to find out how to make the most out of your Thinkfinity Community experience, the Thinkfinity Professional Development team is offering a special Webinar through May 20.
Explore What’s New with Verizon Thinkfinity!
Verizon Thinkfinity, the program that brings tens of thousands of free standards-based resources to teachers, students, parents and the afterschool community, has just refreshed its Web site,
Thinkfinity.org. In addition to more featured content, the redesigned Web
site now offers Web 2.0 tools in the brand new Verizon Thinkfinity
Community! Join this one-hour Webinar to get reacquainted with a
trusted friend that has a brand new look and increased functionality!
Webinar is about 60 minutes long. Dates and times vary.
For information and to register for this and any other FREE Thinkfinity Webinar, go to the Professional Development section of Thinkfinity.org and navigate to the Webinars page.
